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Automotive News & Views The Future Of The Manual Transmission
5809 messages, Last post on Dec 03, 2009 at 12:30 PM
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Replying to: isellhondas (Oct 16, 2008 8:50 am)  (People outside of Washington state will be going, HUH?) 
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Oct 16, 2008 9:00 am) |
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| my husband and I are big fans of manual transmission. We now have a 05 elantra gt with 5MT,a 06 tsx with 6MT and a 07 raider truck with 6MT. | |
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Oct 16, 2008 9:00 am) It is funny that you purchase, intelligence and preference didn't even make a blip on Honda's radar screen when the stupid people at Honda decided to drop the manual in the CR-V? With all of those wonderful advantages there must be some kind of mass hypnotism forcing Honda away from their money makers. But then again there could also be a bit of stubborn loyalty to a transmission over all else? Like a transmission would be more important than an engine, body style, or interior or offered options? Like suggesting that you could glide along at 5 MPH in a traffic jam and not run into the car stopped in front of you for 2 or three minutes at a time. I drove a Truck for years and even with a granny low LA traffic was a killer. And even a 3 axle KW doesn't seem to keep people from jumping in your lane once you leave more than three car spaces between you and the car in front. If someone insists on doing things the hard way and they are in the minority are the smarter than most people or just stubborn?
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Replying to: tallman1 (Oct 16, 2008 9:01 am)  That NAVI with a manual is one odd duck of a car that the Portland dealer was probably VERY glad to find a home for. Nothing wrong with a manual. They just don't sell. I hope you plan to keep it a long time because it probably wouldn't be easy to sell down the road. Of course...all it takes is ONE person who wants it.
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Replying to: isellhondas (Oct 16, 2008 12:37 pm) I didn't hang out here then... next time, Craig.  But I also didn't want anyone to drive it up for me. Picky, picky. Actually, now that I'm semi-retired, I thought of seeing if any of the local dealers need someone to do just that. I'd baby those cars. As far as selling my manuals... never had any problem in the past. As you say, rare can be a good thing because it only takes one person. However, I love the 06 so I'll be keeping it for a long time. My son drives my old 95 manual I-4 EX and it has close to 230k miles now. |
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Replying to: stickguy (Oct 14, 2008 12:08 pm) I agree with the first sentence but anyone who would pass over one of the best four door sedans ever built because it has lousy cupholders has no idea what makes a great car. Stop drinking, start driving! -Happy E39 owner, who never uses cupholders.
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Well, that was somewhat tounge in cheek, but seriously, I am not doing a 1.5hr 1 way commute in a car that has no place to hold a drink. The '01 design I think is a bit better. That is the pull out tray instead of the individual flip out units Ithink, right? If I still had a close to home (or work from home!) job, so most of my driving was local, I would be more likely to grap a BMW
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Replying to: stickguy (Oct 18, 2008 5:20 am) (yeah, yeah, different kind of cupholders, but you get my drift....). |
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Replying to: andys120 (Oct 18, 2008 3:54 am) Who started putting these stupid things in cars anyway? In case nobody could tell, I don't use mine either.
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